Alleging election manipulation in Tripura, the INDIA alliance stated that the "tall talks" and promises made by the election commission of India have become teethless today.
India saw its first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, where an aggregate 60.03 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 7 pm. Whereas a few areas in West Bengal and Manipur witnessed spordic incidents of violence and firing incidents.
The Congress-led United Democratic Alliance leaders accused the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) of bogus voting in Kerala's Kannur district after four polling officials were suspended for allegedly "failing to maintain secrecy" during home voting.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi and party Rajya Sabha MP, while addressing a press conference here, said that the feedback the party has got after the first phase of elections is that the people of the country, with all their seriousness and perseverance, are in support of Prime Minist
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav vowed to scrap the Agniveer scheme if the opposition coalition, the INDIA bloc, comes to power.
"First phase, great response! Thank you to all those who have voted today. Getting EXCELLENT feedback from today's voting. It's clear that people across India are voting for the NDA in record numbers," posted the Prime Minister on X.
"Why didn't Prajwal Revanna and Deve Gowda raise their voice in the Parliament about the injustice being done by the BJP to the state?" Siddaramaiah said at Hassan.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala remarked that if starts entertaining petitions against rejection of nomination papers, there will be "chaos".
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Prajadhwani-2 Yatra in Hassan district on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, opened up on the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Abki baar 400 paar' slogan and highlighted the major achievements of the 1o-year BJP rule.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the people have to make a choice in the upcoming elections, adding that if he is voted back to power, the welfare schemes for the public will continue, but if he loses, the alliance will come to "drink people's blood".
According to the ECI, Saharanpur recorded 63.29 per cent of voter turnout while Rampur recorded 52.42 per cent, Muzaffarnagar recorded 54.91 per cent and Pilibhit recorded 60.23 per cent.